UCLA Exetnsion's Carve Your Career with Great Queries and Covers
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It seems simple enough but I get at least two query letters a week that don't do the most important job of a query letter. It turns out that when I interviewed 100 of our nation's top agents for The Frugal Editor, they encounter the same problem query letter problem plus quite a few others. And query letters are something we must use not only to sell our books but throughout our writing careers to get publicity, reviews and more!
The class I am teaching on the beautiful UCLA campus this Saturday addresses those issues. It is not too late too late to enroll. Here are the details:
Seminar
UCLA campus
Sat. March 22, 2008
Room 1323 Public Service Building.
"The Business of Writing: Carve Your Career with Great Queries and Covers."
Class description:
"You've written your story, your poem, your book. What now? You've tackled your craft like a professional but when it comes to introducing yourself to the decision makers—the marketing and editing part of your work—you may show a lack of expertise with seemingly innocuous departures from accepted procedures - like using a cover letter when you need a query. In this one-day seminar, the students will use basics taught in the class to critique drafts of letters they have brought with them. In the process you'll get grammar, punctuation, and even computer editing tricks you may apply to your other writing as well as your queries. You'll receive a handout of the do’s and don'ts for approaching gatekeepers straight from the mouths of agents who contributed ideas on the subject for the instructor's book on editing and samples of letters that have produced results. Participants will not only walk away with two letters they can be proud to send out, but will also have a low-cost plan for using them effectively in a variety of ways." So, are you all planning to come to spend a weekend in the sunshine in LA and make it a business expense? (-:
To enroll:
Marcus Hennessey, 310-267-4888, or go to www.uclaextension.edu
Enroll for 735.18, Registration # T6393.
Because it is a one-day seminar, it is less than $100.
Hope to see you there!
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Award-winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of Books for writers, including the USA Book News' award winners The Frugal Editor http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/
and The Frugal Book Promoter http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193299310X/
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